(CNN) -- The longest-running holiday special still has a very shiny nose. 

"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" premiered on television December 6, 1964, and is now one of the holiday season's perennial favorites. The story of the reindeer who saves Christmas is beloved among children and adults alike. 

The Rankin-Bass animated film production company used Japanese puppets and stop motion to tell the tale, bolstered by a soundtrack featuring Burl Ives' rendition of the theme song. 

In the story, Santa's reindeer Donner and his wife have a son, Rudolph, who has the distinction of a nose that glows. He runs away after being made to feel an outcast and links up with an elf who dreams of becoming a dentist and an adventurer seeking silver and gold. 

After ending up on the Island of Misfit Toys and wandering for a while, Rudolph goes on to save his loved ones from the Abominable Snow Monster and guides Santa through a blizzard that threatens to ruin Christmas. 

In 2006, the New York Times reported that fans drove for miles to see the Rudolph and Santa Claus puppets at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta. The pair were thought to be the last of the surviving production puppets. They had been taken home by a production company employee and given to her children after filming was completed. 

"In 2005, the nephew of the original rescuer found the puppets in a family attic and brought them to be appraised on the PBS series 'Antiques Roadshow,' " the Times said. "Created for about $5,000 each in 1964, they were valued at $8,000 to $10,000 for the pair. The family sold both figures to Kevin A. Kriess, the president of TimeandSpaceToys.com and a lifelong fan of the Rankin-Bass films."  What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who is Rudolph's father?
2. Why does Rudolph run away?
3. What makes him different from the other reindeer?
4. Who does he save during a snow storm?
5. Does he save Christmas?
6. What Island does he travel to?
7. Which company produced the movie?
8. When did it premiere?
9. What methods were used in filming the movie?
10. Are all of the puppets still in existence?
11. How many remain?
12. Which?
13. Where had they been stored since their use in the show?
14. When were they rediscovered?
15. When were they put on display?
16. Where?
17. How much did they appraise for in 2005?
18. How much did they originally cost to produce?
19. What year were they made?
20. Who bought them?
Answer: 1. Donner
2. he felt like an outcast
3. his nose glows
4. his loved ones
5. yes
6. the Island of Misfit Toys
7. Rankin-Bass
8. December 6, 1964
9. Japanese puppets and stop motion
10. no
11. two
12. Rudolph and Santa Claus
13. in a family attic
14. In 2005
15. In 2006
16. the Center for Puppetry Arts
17. $8,000 to $10,000 for the pair
18. about $5,000 each
19. 1964
20. Kevin A. Kriess

Ibn Sina created an extensive corpus of works during what is commonly known as the Islamic Golden Age, in which the translations of Greco-Roman, Persian, and Indian texts were studied extensively. Greco-Roman (Mid- and Neo-Platonic, and Aristotelian) texts translated by the Kindi school were commented, redacted and developed substantially by Islamic intellectuals, who also built upon Persian and Indian mathematical systems, astronomy, algebra, trigonometry and medicine. The Samanid dynasty in the eastern part of Persia, Greater Khorasan and Central Asia as well as the Buyid dynasty in the western part of Persia and Iraq provided a thriving atmosphere for scholarly and cultural development. Under the Samanids, Bukhara rivaled Baghdad as a cultural capital of the Islamic world. 

The study of the Quran and the Hadith thrived in such a scholarly atmosphere. Philosophy, Fiqh and theology (kalaam) were further developed, most noticeably by Avicenna and his opponents. Al-Razi and Al-Farabi had provided methodology and knowledge in medicine and philosophy. Avicenna had access to the great libraries of Balkh, Khwarezm, Gorgan, Rey, Isfahan and Hamadan. Various texts (such as the 'Ahd with Bahmanyar) show that he debated philosophical points with the greatest scholars of the time. Aruzi Samarqandi describes how before Avicenna left Khwarezm he had met Al-Biruni (a famous scientist and astronomer), Abu Nasr Iraqi (a renowned mathematician), Abu Sahl Masihi (a respected philosopher) and Abu al-Khayr Khammar (a great physician). What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What field of science is Al-Biruni know for?
2. What field is Nasr Iraqi known for?
3. Who is a respected philosopher that is known to have met with Avicenna?
4. Who is a great physician that is known to have met with Avicenna?
5. What dynasty was in in the eastern part of Persia, Greater Khorasan and Central Asia?
6. What dynasty was in the western part of Persia and Iraq?
7. What was one important cultural center of the Islamic world during the Islamic Golden Age?
8. What was another?
9. Was the Quran studied during the Islamic Golden Age?
10. How about the Hadith?
Answer: 1. astronomy
2. mathematics
3. Abu Sahl Masihi
4. Abu al-Khayr Khammar
5. Samanid
6. Buyid
7. Bukhara
8. Baghdad
9. yes
10. yes

(CNN) -- England international defender Ashley Cole turned goal scorer as his late winner at Stamford Bridge Saturday gave Chelsea a 1-0 win over Stoke City to stay top of the English Premier League. 

Cole was finding the net for the first time in over two years and he left it until the 85th minute, set up by a brilliant pass by Spain's Juan Mata. 

His team had been made to struggle by the battling visitors and looked set for a fourth game without a win in all competitions before the full back's late intervention. 

"I had a few shots in the first half and took too much time on the ball with them, but this time, the first thing that came into my brain was to dink it and I just did it," Cole said. 

"It is mentally good to get a lead in the league table." 

Fernando Torres scuffed Chelsea's best chance but Stoke might have gone ahead in the first half when a Jonathan Walters' header hit the crossbar. 

The striker was also subjected to a strong challenge late in the game from Chelsea defender David Luiz, which left the Brazilian lucky to escape a straight red card. 

Luiz, who signed from Benfica last year, sealed a new five-year contract with the Blues later Saturday, extending his deal to 2017. 

"It is a great club and I look forward to winning more trophies here. I want to play for a long time at the top level -- which is what playing for Chelsea means," he told the club's official website.  What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who did Chelsea defeat?
2. How many goals did they have?
3. Who made that goal?
4. When in the game was the goal made?
5. When was the last time he scored a goal?
6. Why did he fail his earlier shots in that game?
7. What was his instinct on the successful shot?
8. Who assisted the shot?
9. What stopped Jonathan Walters' shot?
10. What does being a Chelsea player mean?
11. Who got a penalty?
Answer:
1. Stoke City.
2. One
3. Ashley Cole.
4. The 85th minute.
5. Over two years ago.
6. He took too much time.
7. To dink it.
8. Juan Mata.
9. The crossbar.
10. Playing for a long time at the top level.
11. David Luiz.